Hobbies Magazine

HOBBIES

JANUARY, 1942

Illustrated from a collection of old trinket
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HOBBIES —The Magazine for Collectors

January, 1942

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NUMISMATIC THOUGHTS

By Frank C. Ross

TWENTY DOLLAR BLONDE

npHE DOUBLE eagle ($20) is one
A instance in which beauty is more
than skin deep; it is pure gold all
the way through. Even the earlier
$20 gold pieces were unusually beauti¬
ful. When the design was changed
in 1907 that of the famous designer
St. Gaudens was chosen. St. Gaudens
by the way was born in Ireland. This
$20 blonde Miss Numisma, born in
1907, is considered the American
Beauty of our coinage. One the ob¬
verse is Liberty advancing, on the
reverse is the eagle on the wing. The
designer had an eye for beauty rather
than a yen for usefulness, as the
relief of the first few coins minted
was too high for stacking, playing
havoc with the patience of bank tell¬
ers. This was remedied without cost
to beauty. Only a very few of the
original high-reliefed coins are now
in existence. The original St. Gaudens
type coin is a reddish hue, while the
others of the same date are yellowish.
The originals had the Roman numeral
date, MCMVII. As this was not
easily translatable it was changed to
Arabic numerals, 1907. To those not
familiar with $20 gold pieces — and
who is — attend a Coin club meeting
and ask to be shown America's most
beautiful blonde and you will agree
that the Irish-American designer
“had a way with the ladies."

As so many gold coins were turned
into the government and sentenced to
an indeterminate term at Ft. Knox
it will be a long time before an ap¬
proximately correct census of the
various gold coins as to dates in the
hands of collectors will be made and
a reliable appraisement as to their
various values established. As gold
was used for chicken-feed, pin-money,
or purse-pieces, gold coins are most
always found in good or better con¬
ditions, making them very desirable
to collectors. It is not likely that gold
will ever again be coined, so start at

once forming a set of gold coins rep¬
resenting the “golden era" of Ameri¬
can mintage, headed of course by the
St. Gaudens prize double-eagle blonde
beauty, Miss Numisma.

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A DAY’S JOURNEY

The word “journey" has to do with
numismatics. Very familiar are the
expressions “a day’s journey" and
“the journey’s end." The original
meaning of the word “journey" was
“a day’s work,"consequently the ex¬
pression “a day’s journey." Likewise
“the journey’s end” meant the end
of the day's work. It might possibly
be the origin of the title journeyman
printer, here today and there tomor¬
row. W. B. Keasby in Christian
Science Monitor says “The use of
this term (journey) still survives in
the glassmaking arts; and in the
British mint where it equals the coin¬
age of 15 pounds of standard gold,
701 sovereigns, or 60 pounds of silver.
A journey also used to mean the
distance covered in a day of traveling;
in the Middle Ages this was reckoned
to be 20 miles.”

If we “joumey-ed" American coin¬
age we would have to call it triple-
journey, as the Mints are working
three eight hour shifts a day, and
eight hours constitutes a usual day’s
work.

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LET THE OFFICE SEEK THE MAN

Clubs should see to it that big men
are elected to office, even if they have
to be drafted, for nothing will inertia-
ate a club quicker than having it
domineered by a small clique of two-
bit perpetual self-seekers of the lime¬
light. It is the big men, preferably
business or professional men, who
should guide the club, for through ex¬
perience they have acquired the gift
of pleasing the customer. Satisfying
and holding customers is as essential
in officering a club as in conducting
a business. Big men look on office

as a job, not as merely titular. A club
meeting should be a school room for
all coin collectors, officered by com¬
petent teachers; not mutual admira¬
tion and gossiping society for a
“select few." A successful officer is
one who believes that “it is not the
mere station of office that stamps
the value of us, but the manner in
which we act our part." This applies
also to state and inter-state associa¬
tions; if the big men do not seek the
office, then the members should seek
the big men, men that not only do
things themselves, but who get things
done. Members should be made to
feel they are a part of the club, not
apart from it.

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INDIAN MEDALS

The American Indian is a fast dis¬
appearing race insofar as his govern¬
ment and tribal customs are con¬
cerned; he is rapidly being as¬
similated by the white race. But his
memory will survive for thousands of
years in history, song and story. The
Indian is not an inferior race; people
like to boast of their trace of Indian
lineage. There could be nothing better
to hand down to posterity commemora¬
tive of the Indian race than the many
medals that have been struck by
foreign rulers and American presi¬
dents and given to Indian chiefs.
These medals are many and varied;
not just fanciful ornates, but medals

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struck for certain specific incidents,
and have a vital value in perpetuating
Indian history, which will enable
future historians to aggregate the
legends from the facts. Coins have
prevented ancient nations from be¬
coming merely mythical; and medals
will, thousands of years hence, save
the Indian race from the fate of a
mythical, legendary people. It is to be
hoped some ardent, rich medal collec¬
tor will concentrate on Indian medals,
assemble as nearly as possible a com¬
plete set, and bequeath it to the
government for safe keeping and
perpetual maintainance. Wm. S.
Dewey of New York is forming for
posterity a collection of medals for
his relative Admiral Dewey; it is to
be hoped some friends of the Red
Man will do as much for him. If you
have an Indian medal, keep it safely
so as to be able to contribute it to
the Big Collection when and if it is
started. Do your share to put the
Indian in history.

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PICTURES

In the sober eighties and the gay
nineties grand-dad, as a boy, collected
cigarette pictures. In that day of
rugged individualism the tobacconists
competed for trade by placing pictures
in each package of cigarettes. Pic¬
tures of ball players, actresses, flags

of nations, rulers of empires, and
many, many others. It will be a sur¬
prise to coin collectors to learn that
the first real nationwide propaganda
campaign in the interest of numis-
matism was carried on through a
series of cigarette pictures. It was
not for the purpose of spreading the
gospel of numismatics that it was
done, but it answered the purpose,
nevertheless. Whether we get our
education through the public schools
or the school of experience, the main
thing is to get the education. And
whether numismatics got its publicity
intentionally or unintentionally, the
main thing was the publicity. These
cards were educational. Boys would
try to form sets of ball nines, a gal¬
lery of leading actresses, a flag for
every nation, a ruler of every empire,
and so on through the list. Duke’s
Tobacco Company, 1887-1889, had a
series of Coins Of All Nations; in
each package of cigarettes was a card
of one of the fifty nations included
in the list showing the colored pic¬
ture of an inhabitant of the country
in native costume together with a
picture of a coin then in use. The
objective point of the boys was to
form a set of cards showing a coin
from every nation. It is impossible
to estimate how many coin collectors
owe their hobby to the coin-interest
engineered by these advertising pic¬

tures. The card I have before me,
thanks to W. N. Beyer, shows a Mexi¬
can in his gala attire and the picture
of a five centavos (value 5 cents).
On the back of the picture is a list
of the fifty countries in the set.

It would not be far amiss to claim
cigarette pictures as a distant relative
of numisma, for they formed O’
balanced currency amongst us
cigarette pictures were legal tender m*
any boy’s mart.

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ANIMAL COINS

“Zoo" type sets are very popular
They should appeal to the young for
children take to animals. And there
are lots of “animal coins.” Children
should take to animal coins as they
do to animal crackers. In every such

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No. 9019
No. 9020
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Mortan Quarter—1892 to 1905.
Morgan Quarter—1908 to 1918.
Liberty Standing Quarter —
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Washington Head Quarter —
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Morgan Half Dollar—1892 to
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Morgan Half Dollar—1904 to
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January, 1942

HISTORICAL OLD
HEWSPAPERS, TOKENS

1781. Newspaper with Cornwallis
Slef?e. Lafayette, Wayne Battles.

Rare .•$ 2 *°°

1781. Same. Sea Battle English &

French . 1-50

1761. Newspaper, curious news,

advts.. Fine . '-SO

1779. Newspaper, Johnson, Brant,

Stanwix battle .. I* 50

1779. Burgoyne, Rev’n skirmish,

etc., Fine . 1-25

1779. Gen. Sullivan’s battle with

Brant, etc., important . 1.50

1779. Same. Paul Jones, Savannah

battles, etc. I* 75

1676 Newspaper London Chronicle,

Fine .

1683. Newspaper, Observator, Fine 3.50
1721. Newspaper, view of London,

Rare . 2 - 50

1731. Newspaper, Craftsman, Fine 2.00
1758. F. & Ind. War period news¬
paper . 1-50

1771. London Chronicle, Fine. 1.00

1812. Courier, War period . 1.00

1772. London Packet, Fine, curious

ads, news ... I- 25

American Newspaper, Pa. Mercury,

1788 . I- 50

Dunlaps Advertiser, Pa. 1793, Fine 1.50
Columbian, N. Y. 1813, war period 1.25
N. Y. Eagle, 1864, war, Lincoln’s

election . ••••• I* 00

Georgia Gazette, Savannah, 1802,

Rare . 1,50

Federal Orrery paper, Boston 1794 1.25
Columbian Courier, New Bedford,

1801 . I* 25

Balto Daily Advertiser. 1796 . 1.25

Cumberland Gazette, Portland, Me.,

1788 . I* 50

Hudson, N. Y. Newspaper, 1788,

. . ..»•••••••• 2.00

N. Y. Herald.'1805,' V. Good ........ J-00

N. Y. Sun. first year 1834, V. Fair 1.00
1863. Vicksburg Citizen, on wall¬
paper. original . •••••• 1,50

Play Bill. Woods Museum, Phlla.

Toms Cabin, Minstrels, 2 for .. .85

Jos. Jefferson Play Bill, 1878, 2

var. . 1.00

10 Var. Autographs, noted persons,

lot . 1.00

20 Varieties Autographs, statesmen,

etc., lot .. 2-00

Special. Newspaper before 1810, only .50
Civil War Brig. Gen’l letter. 1862 1.50
C.S.A. Coupon $500 bond, Stephens,

V G. 1*00

Ga. 100 Dollar bond signed by Gov.

Brown, Fine .75

Old letters 100 yrs. old, each.20

Brig. Gen. Rufus King, in field.

Letter 1862, signed. Rare, de¬
scribes advance, etc. 2.00

Civil War important documents
signed by Generals SIgel, Schurz,

etc., folio. Fine . 2.00

Another, signed by two generals,

Williams, Banks . 1.50

1869. Idaho Territorial Warrant,
signed by Controller. Rare, fine .60
Millard Fillmore Prest. Autograph

on part of envelope . 1.50

lottery Ticket over 100 yrs. old .. .35

old Pa. Documents, signed etc., ea. .20
Pa. Vellum Deed, signed by John
IVnn, Governor. 1775, Fine .... 1.50

Colonial Notes. 1764. Pa. B. Frank-

11ri not.-. 20 Shill., V. G. 2.00

1 77? Pa. 2 shill. 6 P. Fine.85

J77r. IV ponce, crisp. Rare . 1.25

1 777 Six ponce, crisp, by Dunlap 1.00
lt«o providence Plantations $4,

v Fine . 1 - 00

HI State 3 pds.. unc.75

i p« 70 ah 111. Partly red, good.

04*o , *75

11 a i i Plate note for 1 shill.,

rar« . 1.50

• t •« N v 1 p-nind. good . 9 . 1.00

, Virginia six dols.. V. Good 1.25
lifri U - Hampshire, $1, $4. can-

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type-collection there will of course be
found the kangaroo coin, and this
brings up the little known origin of
the name of the Australian animal.
It does not bear the name given it by
Adam when he christened the mem¬
bers of the animal kingdom. H. Allen
Smith in “Low Man On A Totem
Pole” (Doubleday, Doran) tells us:-
When Captain Cook discovered Aus¬
tralia his sailors brought a strange
animal aboard ship whose name they
did not know. Sent ashore to inquire
of the natives they came back and
said, “It is a kangaroo.” Many years
passed before it was known that when
the natives were asked to name the
animal and said “Kangaroo” they
meant “What did you say?” This
should be an incentive to study the
other members of your Zoo set. Let
“learn it from coins” be your guid¬
ance.

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ALTERATIONS

Coin buyers are not the only ones
that have to watch for alterations in
dates and markings. These alterations
of coins of course do not fool the
experienced collectors, but the tyros
get taken in. Changing dates, adding
or removing mint marks, altering de¬
signs, is an old trick. But this fraud
of the hobby is not confined to coins.
Wm. Targ, page 92, September num¬
ber of Hobbies, under the title More
Notes For The Book Collector, gives
advice about buying first editions, and
cautions the buyers to watch for alter¬
ations in letterings, with instructions
on how to detect them. The beginner
in every phase of hobbies, coins,
stamps, books, autographs, antiques,
etal., should be cautioned to look out
for alterations and counterfeits. When
a stranger offers you a great big
‘^bargain” for a mere little song, just
take it for granted that there is an
“ebony” in the wood pile.

Italy Calls In Silver

An, Associated Press report from
Rome says: “The ministry of finance
today directed that all five-lire silver
coins — roughly the equivalent of the
United States quarter dollar — be
withdrawn from circulation. The coins
are virtually the only silver money
circulating in Italy at present.”

Money Talks

If we ever get around to collecting
brass we know a lot of fellows who
can be turned in.

Trust in the Lord. But make your
own arrangements to handle your
overdraft. And this is about all the
economics we know. — Carl Brown,
Atchison, Kas., Globe.

ANCIENT GOINS, GOLD,
SILVER, ETC.

Julius Caesar. Gold Aureus. Fine-----I35.0Q

Rome. B.C. 200. Apollo. Jupiter. Ex. F.

Denarius _____——« ■ •JJj

Albinus Bruti. Head. Torches, VF. AB. —- 1.00
Furia. Head. Chair. Ex. F. Gem. Doiariua 1.00

B. C. 250. Double Denarius. Juniform head. VF. 2.50
Head Piety. Man carrying another, x. F. Bold 1.00
Bearded head. Sufenaa. Coronation. Bex MonL

VF. Gem _ r _ «*00

legionary Denarius M. Antony. Galley, stand*

art l 3 p __ i - - — 1.90

Memmia. BabT'T Bearded head. Cere*. VF. j-00
M. Aaullius. Captive in Sicily. Denarius. VF. .00
Interregnum denarius. Clasped hands. VG. VR. J-00
M. Acllius Glabrlus. Beautiful Den. EX. F. .29

C. Caldus, B.C. 54. Head. Monument. VF. Den. 1.00
F. C. Sylla, B.C. 64. With Pompey In Asia.

Den. VF.—--- 100

P. Clodtus. Diana Lucifera. Head. Den. VF. ^ ^

Scribonia.""Hbo.""Concorel "Veiled. Dm. VF. -- J-00
P. F. Crasslpes. Cybele. Chair. Den. Ex. F. J.25
Pansa. Head of Pan. Clasped hands. Den. Fine 1.00

L. Julius Bursto. Apollo. Quadriga. F. •/»

Head of Moneta. T. Carlsius. Mint Implts,

YF Bare _ -_——- ■ - 00

M. Antony. Head. Rx. Augustus. Miller 723.

yp ____ _

J. Caesar. Venus. Trophy, about fine - 1.50

Hadrian. Den. various types, each -

Julia Domna. Various Fine -- ■'*

Julian II. Den. Beardless. Fine -...- -00

Hadrian. Rx. Nile seated NLlvs. Den. Fine L25

Hadrian. Same.Rx. Egypt seated. Name. Fine,

r&r$ _ t _

Elis. TetrOboL Zeus. Monogram, fine - 1.00

Caracalla. Double denarius. Fine, rare —- ».00
Augustus. Silver medal. YF. Small hole. VB. 2.00

Caracalla. various Den. VF. each .-

Philip Jr. Boy head Den. V. Fine, scarce.7»

Domitian. Den. portrait bust. V. Fine .

Marcus Aurelius. Den. Fig. seated. VF. - 1.00

Pompey the Great. Head. Denarius, fine, rare 3.75
Gordlanua African us II. Denarius Head. VF.

2.75

V. Bare

15.00

M. Antony silver medal. Head r. .Snakes, etc..

Host Manus. Denarius. Rx. Mars, VF. VR. -- 2.00
Julia Macsa. Denarius. Ilx. Health. VF. -- .75

Oalllenus. Denarius. Rx. Wolf, twins. VF. f ^

Younger Pompey. Plumed head. Pompey on

prow. VF. VB... 0*00

Augustus. Half den. Head. Victory, fine, rare 1.21
Pertinax. Bearded hd. Providence, VF. Den.

(Value $30) -.-.-.. * 8 - 60

Augustus. Head. Round shield. Denarius. VF.

Vltelllus. Rx. Raven, etc. Fine, rare -- l-W

Macrlnus. Bearded hd. Ceres. Den. Unc.. bril-

llant, rare ---

Valens. Denarius. Head Vot. V. VF. Rare -- 1.25

Constantlus Gallus. Denarius. Hd. Rx. Votls
XXX« VF, I *^0

Constant. ChlorusT Head. Camp. VF. V. Rare
denarius -

2.50

3.50

Cassius. liberty." ” Tint ul us Sp Inter, one of

assassins, VF. _ _ _——— 3-JJ

Nerva. Hd. Don. Moneta. VF.. rare --------

B alb In ua. Broad den. Hd. Clasped hands. VF. 3.00
Elephant denarius. J. Caesar. V. Fine, rare 8.00
Sev. Alexander, double denarius memorial.

Fine. VB. ---

J. Caesar. Head r Chair. Fine, rare- 5.00

Sabina, Head r. AnnonL Denarius, fine-- l-J

Sev. Alexander. V. Fine denarii, various each .00

M. Antony & Octavio. Sliver modal. Heads r.

Snakes. Abt. fine. V.It. --— **00

Treb. Gallus, TraJ. Decius. Ex F. den., each .30

J. Caesar. Dictator. Female hd. R. Implts.

vase. etc. Unc. bold, rare —-— -——

Valerian I. Captured by Sapor for slave. Fine. ^

Augustus.""Head"""Turpflanua. Prisoner kneeling.

VF. Rare .---.. 8 * TO

Greek Silver. Achalan. Zeus. Monogram. Tet-

robol fine ------

Athens. Head. Owl. Drachm, fine.—. ,

Ariarthes II. Drachm. Head Pallas, fine- I.W

Sleyon. Dove, Chlmaera. Drachm, fine .... I.W
Ptolemy I. Tetrdradrachm nead. Eagle. V. Good 1.50
Corinth. Stater. Pallas. Pegasus. V. Fine .... 2.00
Parthla. Tetradrachm. Bearded hd. Two figs.

YO ______..._ Z.TO

TarentumT ’'Tares.'""jockey. Stater. Fine, rare 2.50
B.C. 350. Sicily. Head L Man by horse. Fine.

Stater .....

Trleca, B.C. 400. Stater. Man. bull Horse. ^ ^

Crete. 0, Cnossus."" Hd. Labyrinth. Stater. VG. 2.75

Chalcls. Drachm. Hd. Eagle. Fine -- 2.W

B.C 500. Miletus. Lion. Star. Obol. fine .. 1.00

Alexander. Hercules. Zeus, drachm, fine - 1.00

Lion facing. Ox reclining, drachm fine - 1.90

Byzantium. Tetrobol. Bull. Punchmark. fine — 1.00

Cow & Calf. Stellate souare. Drachm. Fine — 1.00

Aetolia. Head. Boar. Drachm . * -W

1.00

1.50

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P. O. Box 1196
Greenville, South Carolina

January, 1942

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CHRISTMAS SPECIALS

1857-1858 LL. 8L Flying Eagle cents. G.-

V. Good ---.$ .90

1859-1864 Copper Nickel cents, Set of 5. G.-

V. Good —. 1.00

1857- 18C1 Complete set of 9. G.-V. Good „ 2.40

1908- S Cents; V. Good 45c; Fine 75o; Ex Fine 1.25

1009-S Indian cents, V. Good $2.50; Fine — 3.25

40 Diff. dates, 1857-1009 In album, our

selection -— 2.85

SO DlfT. dates Indian cents in album, our
selection _ 1.50

1909- S VDB Lincoln cent, V. Fino —. 1.90

17 Diff. dates. Large Cents in album. Good- ^ __

V. Fine . 2.75

10 Diff. Commemorative SV4. Unc., our selection 10.00

15 Diff. Commemorative $V4. Unc., our selection 15.00

20 Diff. Commemorative tVj. Unc., our selection 25.00

45 Diff. Commemorative $%. Unc., Complete

Type Set _-_ 100.00

111 Commemorative $%» Unc. Complete Set in

two albums _ 325.00

$1.00 Gold, McKinley or Jefferson, Uno.,

Gems. Each - 5.25

$1.00 Gold, 1904 Lewis & Clark. Unc., Gem 15.00

$1.00 Gold. 1905 Lewis & Clark, Unc., Gera 14.00

$1.00 Gold, 1915 Pan-Pacific, Unc.. Gem — 4.00

! 1.00 Gold. 1916 McKinley. Unc., Gem _ 4.25

1.00 Gold. 1917 McKinley. Unc.. Gem _ 3.50

1.00 Gold. 1922 Grant Star. Unc., Gem — 6.00

2.50 Gold. 1926 Sesquicentennlal, Unc., Gem 4.50

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1867.. ..

1870.. ..
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1876

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... 1.50 71. 1.75

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. 2.50
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1908- 8

1909- S
1867 X

V. O. 50c; B^no .

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Mexico:

Ferd. VII. 1813. 8 R. Good ..—$ LOO

Iturbide. 1823. 8 R. V. good . 2.50

Maximlili&n Peso. 1SC0. V. good . 1.00

Republic. Peso. 1894 or 95, Unc. 1.00

Cliihauhau Peso. 1913. Parra 1 _ 3.00

Sand Dollar. 1913. cast by Gen. Buelna 3.00

Meura Huerta. 1914, Peso - 4.00

Guerrero. Zapatista. 1915 2 Pesos - 1.50

Villa. 1915 Dollar ..-. 1.00

Cent, of Independence. 1921 2 Pesos -- 1.50

Morocco. 1195 A.11. fine . 7.50

Majorca, 1808, Fer. VII, 30 S. . 3.00

Naples & Sicily. 1750 . 1.50

1818. Ferd. I .-. L00

1856. or '57 Ferd. 11 . L00

New Granada. 1844, 8 Real.75

1859, Bogota . 1.50

Taderbom. 1764 L50

Panama. 1905. Vi Balboa _ LOO

Pent: 1650. Philip IV. Cob 8 R . 2.00

Cbaa. IV. SR . L00

Ferd. VII. 8 R. Abt. Unc. .. 2.00

Cuzco. 8 R. X-flne-Abt. Unc. . 2.50

5 Pesetas - L25

1 Sol, fine . L00

Philippines; 1907, small Peso. X-flne - 1.25

1903. Large Peso, fine _ 1.25

Porto Rico. 1895, Alphonso XIII Peso- 1.50

Poland, 1833. 10 Zloty, good - 1.50

Prussia: 1784. Fred, the great - 1.50

Wm. III. Thaler . L00

Wm. III. DBL. Thaler, fine . 2.00

Wm. IV. DBL. Thaler, tine . 2.00

Russia: 1725, Catherine 1. 3.00

1727, Peter II. 2.25

1733, Anne, uncirculated . 6.00

1735 or '38 Anne .. 2.50

1764, Catherine the Great . L50

1798. Paul I., Rouble, fine . 2.00

Alexander I., Rouble - L25

Nicholas I.. Rouble, fine .— 1.25

Alexander II., Rouble, fine _ 1.25

Nicholas II.. Rouble .— .75

1913. First & Last Romanoff . 1.50

(Where no condition Is specified the coins arc
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list will be continued next month.

MISCELLANEOUS UNITED STATES COINS

1793 Large Cent, good $10.00; Fine.$25.00

1804, large Cent. Very Good -25.00

1857-’64 copper nickel cents, set of 9- 2.00

27 diff. dates of Indian cents _ 1.00

60 unassorted Indian cents - LOO

1908- S Indian cent. V. G. 45c; Fine- .75

1909- S Indian Ct. V. G. $2.50; Fine_ 3.00

1909-S VDB Line. Ct. Fine $1.50: Unc. 2.50

1909-S Line. Cent. V. fine 50c; Unc. 1.50

1911- D. 24-D & 31-S, Lincoln cents (3) .. 1.00

7 Diff. dates of two-cent pieces - LOO

8 Diff. dates of three-cent pieces - 1.00

4 DlfT. dates bust type half dimes - 1.00

7 Diff. dates of half dimes . 1.00

5 Diff. -V" Nickels before 1890 .. 1.00

9 Diff. "V” nickels before 1900 . 1.00

11 Diff. "V" nickels before 1913 _ 1.00

1912- S Nickel good 45c; V.G. 75c; Fine .. 1.00

1913 type I Buff. Nickels. P.S&D. the 3 -- 1.00

1926-S. 27-S & Sl-S nickels, the 3. 1.00

1937-D 3 legged Buffalo nickel, v. fine LOO
1892 P. O & 8 Morgan typo dimes, the 3 LOO

1901-S 03-S & 13-S dimes, the 3 . 1.00

1916-P. D & S Mercury dimes V. G.-F.. 3 LOO
1921-P, D & '31-S dimes V.O.-F., the 3 .. 1.00

Bust typo & Liberty seated onart. (2) LOO

Bust type Half dol. before 1840. fine_ L00

Trade dollar. Carson City, very fine - 2.00

10 diff. Civil War cents & cards . 1.00

Confederate bUls. set of 5 ($5 to $100) .. 1.00

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HOBBIES —The Magazine for Collectors

January, 1942

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Recollections of an Old Collector

By Thomas L. Elder

Interesting Medals and Tokens

rpHERE HAVE been many medals
A and tokens, referring to the colon¬
ial period in America for several
hundred years, a few of the 18th
century made in this country, the
others were of European origin.
Messrs. Low and Betts have treated
these in a scholarly manner in their
Medals of the Colonial Period, a work
not used enough or very familiar to
most collectors here at the present
time. There are a few straggling
contemporary medals and tokens to
early presidents and other notables in
this country. The first man to have
had a large issue during his lifetime
was George Washington. These came
out in all metals including gold. In
fact the “Washington before Boston”
congressional medal was struck about
1775 in France. The original was
large, the reverse picturing American
officers before Boston.

Thd'hext president to have a really
representative series was Andrew
Jackson. The varieties include some
one hundred pieces, if the Civil War
tokens and varieties are included. The
Hard Times Series starts out with his
“The Bank Must Perish” medal as
Low’s No. 1. It is very rare. There
are tokens in this series, pros and
cons, a few for “the Great Whig Vic¬
tory,” etc. Included in this early series
are the rare tokens of Wm. H. Seward
and Guilian Verplanck. There are
tokens of various rarities with liberty
head and varying reverses, “Not One
Cent for Tribute,” “Van Buren Metal¬
lic Currency,” etc. There is the cele¬
brated donkey token, Low 51, 52 and
53, with thin and thick bellied don¬
keys in brass and copper. The brass
examples are the rarest.

There is the female Slave token,
Low 64. “Am I Not a Woman and
A Sister?” with a great rarity show¬
ing a male slave instead of a female.
Howland Wood once told me he picked
up one of the latter in a five-cent
coin box in a Boston shop. I have
had but one in my experience. Well
worth $100 if you could get it. The
Van Buren series is large but not
many are found in Low’s list, for
what reason we do not know. The
one with the dog by the safe is among
the rarest. There is a wrecked ship
token with a curved deck to the ship,
its curved deck points at the right to
the letter E in the word currency,
making the rarity. It has records to
$25 for very fine examples in days
when tokens were more appreciated.
I recently had a very fine one which
went to a Long Island collector. Web¬
ster is referred to as well as Van
Buren on some of the tokens, illus¬

trating the sharp senate debates, pro
and con, the bank subject and the
financial set-ups of the time.

There was one Low 55 with an ugly
female head. The author seemed to
have tried to make it the homeliest
head on a medal with the loco foco
on the coronet and Mint Drop on the
reverse. This one is scarcer than
Scott’s valuation. There are the
phoenix tokens, with “Not One Cent”
on reverse, the “Substitute for Shin
Plasters,” or “May Tenth 1837.” These
inscriptions all verify the sharp de¬
bates and schemes for our financial
salvation. Of these hard times tokens
a few more store card merchants, so
listed by Low in his book, the entire
list running to nearly 200 varieties. A
large series of store cards originated
at about this time and many were
issued up to the time of the Civil
War, of large cent size. A few were
half cent size, evidently to agree with
the half cent. Adams and Raymond
list many of these tokens. The first
store card was that of the Mott firm
in New York City, a clock-seller. It
bears the date 1789. Others followed
soon after. There was quite a series,
many by Wright and Bale of New
York issued between 1820 and 1845.
If other tokens were included by Low
these should have been in the book,
also many passed current for one cent
coins. These were issued from all
points, as far south as New Orleans,
in New England and in New York
City and upstate New York. Raymond
has a creditable list in his book. A
clock manufacturer Smith, issued a
series bearing a clock-face, now rather
scarce. Of course the Talbot Allum
& Lees of New York should not be
forgotten, dated 1794 and 1795. Most
of such were made in England. The
Wolfe-Spies and Clark was an early
token with heads of Washington and
Jackson. Tredwell Kissam & Co. is¬
sued early tokens certainly before
1830. Wright & Bale issued one very
rare with the large head of Franklin.
At Troy and other upstate places
tokens were issued. There was a series
of tram tokens and stage tickets in
form of tokens, some of them very
early and in nickel. The New York
City series is large and varied, but
after 1860 conformed mostly to war
token size of the 1861-5 tokens. The
list of cities and towns which issued
tokens 1861-5 is legion. Guttag &
Hetrich lists most of these. Some are
very rare particularly in silver, which
are seldom met with. Hetrich re¬
garded all the silver ones as of ex¬
treme rarity and he bid $10 to $15
each on them at the sales.

This writer predicts political tokens

January, 1942

HOBBIES —The Magazine for Collectors

91

and store cards will be more popular
and more collected from now on, also
the Civil War tokens, now that we
have books on these subjects to assist
and instruct collectors. It is well
for our collectors to have a field like
this so their collecting may be con¬
tinued when their sets of large and
small cents and the minor coins are
completed as many have been able to
do. Most of these tokens passed
readily for a cent in days when small
change was scarce. There appears to
have been room for such a medium
even in days from 1835 to 1850 when
many millions of the large cents cir¬
culated. With the war tokens coming
into circulation by the million, the
nature of our small change must have
been picturesque in the extreme, and
a man with weak eyesight must have
noted some queer things in tokens
and coins turned up in his pocket at
the end of the day.

Alas, like the five-cent ice cream
soda and the three for five stogies,
all these are things of the past. Only
collectors look for them today.

Encased Postage Stamps,
1861-5

These passed for money during our
Civil War and have no reference to
recent European issues, which evi¬
dently copied the old ones. The de¬
nominations ran from lc to 90c, in
current stamps of that day, unused
stamps, and about thirty firms issued
the stamps, which had a considerable
circulation as money. I shall go more
fully into the subject in Hobbies in
the near future.

—o—

Going Up

Coins, together with taxes, the price
of eggs, ham and beef steak are
advancing in price as the dollar has
less and less buying power. There
is an enormous demand for certain

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and dealers are hoisting their prices
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1.000 mixed, as they run__-_15.00

100 selected, mixed, v. gd.-v. lino - 3.25

1850. 1860, 62. 65. 79. gd. ea. . 20

1866, 67. 68. 69. gd. ea. .85

1870, good . 1.25

1871, v. good . 1.75

1872, v. good . 2.25

1864 bronze. 1873. 76. Rd. ea. - .45

1878. good _.75

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Half Cent, 1809, fine and scarce -

1S65 2 Cents, bronze, brilliant unc. -

1830-6 5c silver, extremely fine -

1888 3c Nickel, brilliant proof -

1880 Trade Dollar, brilliant proof -

$1 gold, 1853. 1854. Brill. Unc. Each .

$1 gold. 1854 large size, first yr. Unc. -

$3 gold. 1878. Brilliant uncirculated -

12 DlfT. Civil War Cents, fine to unc.. lot-

K nchtwanger Cent. 1837. scarce _

Knickerbocker Currency, token. 1863 _

Dlx "Shoot him on the spot" token. 1863 _.

' ale Slave Token, 1795. V. Fine -

Female S’ave Token. 1838. V. Fine -—

10 rilfT. Old U.S. Tokens. L. and small, lot __

1723. Woods % penny. Colonial, good -

London Elephant % P. Good, rare -

U.S. Fraet. 25c note, new. perfect _-—

U.S. Fraet. 15c note, perfect --—-

U.S. Fraet. 50c note. Crawford, perfect-

17.S. 25c note. 4th Issue, Washington. Unc. ..

C.S.A. $100 note. 1862, cars, fine _

C.S.A. $100 note, wagon, 1861, fine, rare-

C.S.A. $100 note. Negroes, cotton. V. Fine-

C.S.A. 50c. $1. $2. $5 notes. V. Fine. Lot ..
10 diff. C.S.A. & Sou. States notes. V. G. __

Georgia $5 1862. Ala. $1 1863. Unc. Lot-

It. I. 155 yr.-old paper money. V. Fine_

Handsome bank note, signed. 75 yrs. old-

Rare White Metal Civil War Token. Unc. _

Ilonkey. ship. Tokens. 1834-41. V. F. $ach ..

Germany. 5 Marks Gold. Fine, rare -

Turkish gold coin, uncirculated _...._

Slam, heavy bullet tlral coin, fine __

English silver ppnny. 1272. fine _..

England. Elizabeth C pence, dated. V. O.-

England. Charles I. Shilling. V. O.

Silver coin dated before 1625. fine -

Persian drachm. Khusra II. 592 A.D.. fine ..

Greek silver coin. B.C. SOI). Good __

Genuine nnrlent heads, various. 100 for _.

5 dlflf. 100 voar old FOr'n. silver, lot .......

2. 5. 10. 20. .60 Minion Mark notes, lot _

Cuba (Under Spain). 20e note. Unr. _

Bandit Villa eoln. very fine, scarce ..

Tndla. native Hindu coin, thick, curious ....

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100 DlfT. Foreign Coins, mnnv large, lot _

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1858 Very Good .J*

1860 Very Good .—.

1861 Very Fine .-.

1864 Bronze .JO

1865 Very Good .20

186G Good to Very Good .- •»»

1868 Good to Very Good - -JO

1870 Good to Very Good — --———-

1871 Good .

1871 Very Good .- f.»0

1S72 Good -.-. -JJ

1872 Very Good . '-90

1873 Very Good .

1874 Very Good . -25

1875 Uncirculated. Dull - ■■21

1875 Very Good .-.J5

1876 Very Good —.-.-

1877 Fair ..

1877 Very Good ---..3.50

1878 Very Good .—...fO

1879 Very Good ...

1908-S Very’ Good .73

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2.50

... 3.00

22.00

... .25

1.50

f

.-$3.00

$23.00

92

HOBBIES —The Magazine for Collectors

January, 1942

COINS, PAPER MONEY,
CURIOS. BIG BUYS!

Month’s Best Bargains In This
Column.

GOLD COINS. $20 1876 S. V. Fine..$37.50

$3. 1854-74-78. fine, each . $.00

42.50. 1853. VF. . 4.71

41 gold. 1856-62-74. Unc.. each . 2.80

41 gold 1851, O. Kx. fine . 4.00

Silver Dole. 1798. 1799, Fine . 4.50

Silver doL 1800. Fine, rare . 5.00

Half Dols. 1808-9. fine, each . 1.25

Half Dols. 1825-30. my selection. Fine, each .75

V* dots. 1831-86. My selection. VG. ea. .50

20 cts. 1875. Good, each --- .65

Dim#*. 1829-37. My’ selection. VG. each.40

Half Dimes. 1830-36. Fine, each .60

Three Ct*. Nickel. Unc., my selection _ .40

Two ct*. Bronze, brill, red 1864 _ .50

L. Ct*. 1794-7-1800-1, Good, each _ 1.15

1* Cts. 1S02-3-14. good, each ...40

Half Cent*. 1803-4-6-7. Good, each .50

Half Cts. 1808-9-25-26-29. Good, each.40

Half Cts. 1828 12 stars, good, rare _ .75

Half Cts. 1800-10-56-57, Good, each _ .60

Small Ct*. 1858 L. Letters, proof . 5.00

1859-60-62-63, Fine, each _ .35

1861-64-65. Fine, each .90

1871, 1872, V. Fair. G. dates, each - 1.25

1877. fine, rare . 4.25

1878. Unc., traces of red - 2.50

1879-80-81-82, gems. Unc., each.75

1885. Unc. $1.50; Proof . 2.00

1909 P. Mint. Indian Brilliant _ .50

1909 Indian S. Mint, fine, rare _ 4.00

1909 S. Lincoln. No VDB. Fine .50

1909 S. Lincoln, with VDB. Fine . 2.00

Indians. 1900 to 1908 inc)., brilliant, each .50

Silver Dollar Lib. std., 1840-72, my selection.

fine, each _ 2.00

Anolent Silver. Parthla, Sassanla. Perfect Sli¬
ver coin, named, fine, each --- .45

Rome. Consular sliver, B.C. Fine, named, each .60

Rome. Imperial silver, fine, named, each - .50

Roman Bronze. MB. A.D. 300-15. perfect, each .50

Roman bronze. Small type, perfect, named_ .40

Roman Empress, named, very fine, silver, ea. .50

Anc. Greek Bronze Arrowhead ___ 1.00

Prehistoric Irish scraper - .50

Egypt. Scarab 3500 yrs. old. fair_ 2.00

Egypt. Amulet 3500 yrs. old. fine - 1.00

Egypt. Faience statuette. 3500 yrs. old . 1.50

Prehistoric Egypt. Wampum. B.C. 5.000. 4 for .25
Egypt. Large amber head. Tut-Ank-A men kind .35
Phoenician various beads 4th cent. B.C. 4 for .25

5 dift. old military Buttons _ .70

Sutlers Token Civil War, rare - .35

H. Time* Token 1834-41. fine, each ..25

L. Cent *lzo Card 1850-60. perfect _ .25

5 Rare Civil War Tokens, 3 metals, lot_ .35

Newspaper, before 1806. only ..50

Newspaper before 1800, V. Good _ .75

Newspaper, large, 170 yrs. old. only _ 1.25

Newspaper, 206 years old. fine, each - 2.00

Newspaper. 258 years old. V. good _ 2.75

Continental Sun-Dial note. 177G. Good _ .75

Rhode Island, perfect note, 1786 _-_ .75

4 dlff. Colonial notes, bargain, good, lot_ 1.60

U. S. Fract. Note. 50c Dexter, perfect _ 1.00

Perfect N. J. Note. 1776. watermarked - .75

Perfect Pa. Note 1773, a gem . .75

Perfect 5c Clark U. S. Note, gem _ .35

Perfect 3c U. 8. Note, head Washn. - .50

1840 N. Y. Old signed Bank note $100 _ 1.50

100 Tr. old Old Bank note, very fine _ .40

Old Lottery Ticket, 100 yrs. old .35

3 Var. $100 C.S.A. Fine, lot . 1.00

3500 C.S.A. Note 1864, V. Fine, rare . 1.25

5 var. old congressional autographs, lot__ .60

Old Letters, each 110 yrs. old. each - .25

Folio Document 125 yrs. old _ .40

Document signed by Union Ocn'l. Civil War 1.00

Document, Gen. Slgel, etc.. Civil War. signed 2.00

German. Billion Mark Note. Scarce _ .40

Same, Ten Billion Mark Note. V. Good.50

Colonial Coins. Maas.. N. J., Conn. Cts..

each fine ____ 1.10

Wood*. % P. 1723. Va. % P. V. F. to Unc..

ea. .._. 1.25

Rosa Americana penny. V. Good, rare _ 1.50

Mass. Half cent. V. Fine, rare_ 2.50

Ky. Half P. Fine. $1.25; Unc. . 2.50

La. Cent. Cstpd.. fine, 1767 .. 1.00

N. Y. Nova Eborae cent, fine -.- 2.50

Fla. 1/24 part real, perfect, rare -. 4.00

Oldest Am. Copper. 1.4 Real. Chaa. & Joan .65

Oldest Am. Silver Coin. Ch. & .Toan _ 1.25

300 yr. old Polish silver coin fine _ .50

350 yr. old English silver coin. VG. - .60

650 yr. old English silver coin, fine, each_ .45

Irish V 2 P. Wm. & Mary. V. Fine, rare_ 1.50

Edw. Confessor penny, 1042 A.D. Fine, each .. 1.50

Edw. I. Half Penny, rare and fine _ 1.25

Elizabeth Half Crown. Bust. Arms. V. Rare — 7.50

Geo. III. Shilling, perfect gem _ .50

Same, Six pence, perfect gem _ .35

Boer Penny. Bust Kruger, red __ .25

Isle Man Geo. Ill coin. fine, rare - .50

India. Native states % Rupee, gem. Unc. _ .50

Wellington half penny, perfect gem.. .25

Crusader. Sicilian Grosso. V. Fine - .65

POSTAGE EXTRA ALWAYS.

THOMAS L. ELDER

(Winter Address)

P. O. Box 1196
Greenville, South Carolina

sands do not know that every Indian
head cent after 1865, no difference
what date, has that same L on the
ribbon. So an L on a ribbon is no
great prize unless you hunt for it on
the 1864 date. These coins seem to
be in greater demand than ever be¬
fore.

A Comparative Study of
Half Cents

That half cents are a hundred times
scarcer than large cents is borne out
by the mint records. I furnished the
complete figures on this several years
ago.

The comparative table which I am
about to give does not prove this
conclusively for the very good reason
that I could not list every year, and
there are many years of the cent
issue where millions per year were
issued, which is true of half cents in
only two years, and only a few over
a million were issued in each of those
two years.

Let us compare; irf 1793, only 31,-
913 of all varieties, while in cents,
112,212 pieces were issued.

Year Denomination Pieces

1794— Half Cents. 81,600

Cents . 918,521

1795— Half Cents. 25,600

Cents . 82,000

1797—Half Cents. 107,048

Cents . 897,510

1800—Half Cents. 211,536 .

Cents .3,435,100

1802—Half Cents. 14,366

Cents .2,822,175

18H)—Half Cents. 215,000

Cents .1,458,500

1811—Half Cents. 63,140

Cents . 218,025

1849— Half Cents. 39,886

Cents .4,178,500

1850— Half Cents. 39,812

Cents .4,426,844

1856— Half Cents. 40,430

Cents .2,690,463

1857— Half Cents. 35,180

Cents . 333,456

The largest issue of half cents in
any year was in 1809. Total 1,458,500.

The largest issue of Large Cents in
any one year, was in 1851, with the
huge total of 9,889, 707.

From the above comparisons, it is
not difficult to conclude that with
exception of about half a dozen years
issue of half cents, which are rather
easy to get today, the U. S. half cent
is a very scarce item, and its desira¬
bility and scarcity will one day in the
near future be better appreciated.

BEAUTIFUL
SMALL CENTS

Low prices. List free.

DETROIT COIN CO.

mh24

818 Lawrence Ave., Detroit, Mich.

FRACTIONAL NOTES,
C. S. A., ETC.

U. S. 3c Wash’n. L. curtain, unc...$ .50
Same, 3c dark curtain, unc., rare 1.00

1st Issue 5c, ABNCo, unc.50

2d Issue 5c, Scott 21, unc.40

3d Issue 5c Clark, green back, unc. .35

1st Is. 10c, Scott 6. unc.50

2d Is. 10c, Scott 22, unc.50

3d Is. 10c, Scott 32, unc.40

3d Is. 10c Red back autogr. Sigs,

Colby. Spinner, V. F. 1.75

4th Is. 10c, Liberty, blue end, unc. .45
5th Is. 10c, Scott 74, unc., L. Key,

unc.45

10c, same. Short Key, unc.40

4th Is. 15c, S. 58. unc. $1. Blue end 1.25

25c 1st Is. Scott 7, unc.15

25c, 2d Is., Gilt letters, unc.75

25c, 3d Is., Scott 33, unc.75

25c, 4th Is. Scott 69, plain, 75c; fibre .75

25c, 5th. Sh. key S. 77. unc.55

25c, 3d Is.. Plate letter A, unc. 1.00

25c 3d Is. Parchment paper M-2-6-5,

unc. 2.50

50c 1st Is. cut edge, no ABNCo,

rare, V. G. 1.50

50c 1st, No ABNCo, very fine, rare 2.75
50c 3d Is. Scott 37. Justice, unc. 1.75

50c, Same Spinner S. 41, unc. 1.50

50c 4th Is. Lincoln. Scott 60, unc. .. 1.75

50c Lincoln Fibre paper, unc.,

scarce . 1-75

50c Dexter or Stanton, unc., each 1.25
50c 5th Is. 50c Crawford. S. Key,

unc. 1.00

Confederate States

1864 50c. Crisp, Davis. 2 for.20

1862 $1. Ship, fine, rare .25

1864 $1 Clay. Crisp .15

1862 $2. South, North. V. F., rare .35

1862 $2. Pink. rare. 50c; 1864, same .20

1861- 2-3 diff. $5s, V. F. to unc., lot .60
1861 $5. Sailor, 1S63 $5. Capitol. Ex.

F. Lot .45

1861 $5, 5 Females, So. Bk. Note, B.

V. F. Rare . 1.50

1861 $10. Negro, cotton, B. V. G.

Rare .50

1861 $10. Female, shld., A. Fine.

Rare .50

1861 $10. 1862-3-4, unc.. lot.65

1861 $10 capitol, Marion, unc., lot .50
1861 $10. Female shld. Brad. 421 A,

V. ..50

1861 $10. 3 Indians, pink, So. Bk.

Note. V. F.. rare . 1.50

1S61 $10. Hunter & M. B. 250, same,

Mem., V. F., ea.50

1561 810. B. 215, 2 Var. V.F., lot .. .85

1863 $10. Capitol, Crisp, 2 for.35

1562 $10. Female, bale, unc.25

1861 $10. Hunter’s child. Red seal.

V. F.65

1861 $20. Ship. Richmond, V.F. .. .50

1861 $20. Sailor. D-A, unc.50

1861 $20. Stephens, Green, V.F. .. 1.00

1861 $20. Female & 20, 1862 Cap.,

Ex. F.. lot .75

1863-4 $20. Ex. F. pair for.50

1861 $50. Bradbeer 18. Rarity 6. Bb.,
unc. 1-00

1862- 3 $50. Green. Fine, pair,

scarce . 1*00

1861 $50. Wash'n V. thin paper,

rare, unc. 1-00

1861 $50. Washn. Same, heavy

paper, unc.50

1861 $50. Moneta, unc., scarce.50

1561 $50. Two females, bale, edge

defects. Fair, V. Rare, green - 1.00

1861 $100. Cars to left. Green. Tyler,
Elmore, unc., V. R. 3.75

1861 $100. Wagon loading Cotton,

unc. 1-00

1862 $100. Cars. Unc. 20c. Negroes,

cotton .35

1863 $100. Pickens, V.F., Rare.75

1864 $100. Larse note. Ex. F.35

1864 $100. Rare small note. D., unc. 1.00
1862 $100. Negroes, watermark

Script. V. F.40

1864 $500. Seal. Jackson, unc., rare 1.25
State Notes

1562 $100. Virginia. Red note,

Wash’n, unc. 1-00

1862 $50. Virginia, red note. Crisp .75

Postage and Insurance Extra.

THOMAS L. ELDER

(Winter Address)

P. O. Box 1196
Greenville, South Carolina

January, 1942

HOBBIES —The Magazine for Collectors

93

FOR SALE

D. S. COINS—ALL DIFFERENT DATES. 11 lsr«#
cent* $1.50; 5 % cent* $1.50; 5 J-ceot piece* Me;
8 3c nickel piece* $1.00; 5 % dime# $1.00; 5 dim**.
Liberty *e»ted $1.15; 4 dime# before 1840 $L*5:
20-cent piece 65c; hi dollar. Liberty eeeted 45e;
before 1840 60c; before 1830 $1.00; tt dollar.

Liberty seated 65c; before 1840 75c; before 1880 Me I
before 1820 $1.00; trade dollar $1.35; dollar befor*
1850 $1.75; 1798 or 1799 $4.00 each. Copper niekel
cent* (1857-1864 1 8 different date* $1.85; Indian
head cent* 25 $1.00; Civil War token* 10 65e;
hard time# token# 6 $1.00: fractional currency le.
5c. 10c. 15c, 15c. 50c. $3.00; Confederate note# If
$1.00; gold dollar $2.50; 3 dollar* $4.15; all Item*
good to fine. The 26 lot* totaling $39.10 foe
$35.25. Postage and insurance 1* extra. tfe

WM. RABIN. 905 Filbert St.. Philadelphia. Peaea.

WANTED TO BUY

Forms for February Issue close Jan. 1.
Please let us hear from you before that
date. See Mart for Rates).

I BUY ALL RARE COINS AND RARE
gold, and pay highest prices. It will pay
you to write me.—Harry Bason, 24 Maple
Drive, New H yde Park, N. Y. f«2l»

WANTED TO BUY — Commemorative
Half Dollars; Large cents; 2c and 3c
pieces; Fractional Currency; Broken
Bank Bills; C.S.A. Notes, etc. Circulated
or uncirculated. Highest prevailing cash
prices paid. Can use wholesale Job lots.
—Tatham Coin Co., Springfield 10, Mass.

Jlyl2168

MEDALS BOUGHT. Show pieces, his¬
toric. arts, sciences, medical, pugilists,
Napoleana, Early Americana, Papal, old
French, Latin, Dutch, Scandinavian,
English, German, Russian, Baltic. Bal¬
kan, Malta, Biblical, Renaissance, Refor¬
mation, Mexican, siege pieces, antique
talers. Collections bought.—H. A. Rosen-
kranz. Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.
_ aul2288

COINS, all kinds, wanted for my col-

lection. Stamp for reply.—Karl Stecher,
6501 Brennon Lane, Chevy Chase, Mary¬
land_ Jal2878

WANTED — Rare U. S., foreign gold

coins, other rare coins. Send 8c for list
of highest cash premiums paid.—Bebee
Stamp & Coin Company, 1180 East 63rd
St., Chicago, Illnois. _ mh6843

HI-DOLLAR PAID for collections and

accumulations of coins.—Reynolds Coin
Shop. Flint, Michigan. _ mh!2372

$2.00 CASH PAID for dollar gold pieces,

fine condition, any number.—Slosson’s
Coin Shop. 250 Nicollet, Minneapolis.

Jal05

CASH FOR L. CENTS: 1914 D. 40c;

1909 S, VDB, $1.—Charles E. Herring,
Toadlena, N. Mex. _ap6441

WANTED — Collection of Coins and

g iper money. Job lots.—T. A. Hawn,
ox 36. Station A, Los Angeles. Calif.
_ 012873

PAPER MONEY Issued In New Jersey

wanted—bank notes, scrip & Colonial.—
J. N. Spiro, 437 Lyons Ave., Newark.
N. J._mhl2386

PRIVATE COLLECTOR pays more
than dealers for any U. S. and foreign
coins.—Wm. Benz, 4928 North Claremont
Ave., Chicago. Ill. _ Jel2024

WANTED—Indian Head Cents from

1864 to 1878 in good or better condition;
also any uncirculated cents prior to 1934.
State price and condition.—Albert Hal-
beck, 224-19 Edgewood Ave., Springfield
Gardens, L. I„ N. Y~ _ ap6024

I WILL BUY YOUR OLD COINS, gold,

medals and stamps. Your correspon¬
dence invited.—Harry Bason. 24 Maple
Drive, New Hyde Park, N. Y. my6462

WANTED FOR CASH—Michigan obso¬

lete bank notes and scrip.—Harold L.
Bowen, 818 Lawrence Ave., Detroit,
Mich. _ 012873

CONFEDERATE STATES of America

paper money. Types and varieties con¬
veniently described, priced, cross-in¬
dexed in 32-page booklet and 8-page
supplement. Combination price 65 cents.
—P. H. Chase. P. O. Box 150, Bala-
Cynwyd. Pennsylvania. _Ja3045

COINS, all kinds, wanted for my col-

lection. Stamp for reply.—Karl Stecher,
6501 Brennon Lane, Chevy Chase, Mary¬
land. *12753

FOR SALE (Miscellaneous)

ED. M. LEE KENNETH W. LEE

Numismatists

Dealers in Coins, Medals, Tokens, Mili¬
tary Decorations, etc. A request places
you on our mailing list. Address;—Ken¬
neth W. Lee. 623 Security Bldg., Glen-
dale, Calif._ *120521

SEND ME your want list for Quarters,
Dimes. Nickels, Cents, Large Cents. I
want to "Meet you by mail."—William
H. Kenworthy, Waterville, Me. mh6084

SEND FOR FREE 60 PAGE ILLUS-

trated Coin Catalog. I have everything
in coins. I publish grand Sale Catalogs,
also the popular Coin Chronicle. All are
free to my customers. Write me whether
you want to buy or sell. It will pay you.
—B. Max Mehl, 451 Mehl Building, Fort
Worth, Texas. Largest coin firm in the
U. S. Established 39 years in the same
business; in the same place. dl25142

INVESTIGATE my prices on Cents,
Nickels, Dimes.—Frank Epps. Box 1076.
Charleston, W. Va. _ *6082

LINCOLNS—1914D, 31S, 24D, 22D, all

for $1.00. Any other Lincoln 1910 to 1941,
5c each. Three ex. fine copper nickels,
$1.00. Also scarce Indians, nickels, dimes,
quarters. Stamp with inquiry. — Wm.
Brandts, Celina, Ohio. Jal571

SPECULATORS! INVESTORS! The In¬
dian Head cent has practically disap¬
peared from circulation. We Just pur¬
chased a lot that have been hoarded for
years. 100 for $2.50; 1000 for $16! Better
put away a few as they will never be
cheaper! Postage extra.—Tatham Coin
Co., Sprlngfleld-10, Mass. _ mhl20671

SOME FINE duplicate dollars, halves

and quarters. Also uncirculated small
cents. — H. C. Homrighous, 419 First
Nat’l Bank Building, Memphis, Tenn.
_ ap6024

IMPROVED WHITMAN folding coin

boards for Indian, Lincoln pennies. Lib¬
erty, Buffalo nickels, Morgan. Mercury
dimes, quarters, halves. 30c each, four
your choice $1.00. postpaid. — Slosson’s
Coin Shop. 250 Nicollet. Minneapolis.

Jal051

COINS, Medals. Bills, Tokens. Catalog
6c.—Vernon Lemley, Osborne, Kansas.

myl2053

UNITED STATES COINS reasonable.
Send wants. Buy and exchange.—John
Metz. 1033 Seminary, St. Paul, Minn.

ap6023

PROOF AND UNC. Liberty seated
dimes and quarters; also other fine coins.
Want commemorative halves, Indian
cents or.—Wolfe, 59 Beers St., New
Haven, Conn. JalOOl

PAPER MONEY — BANK NOTES —

Confederate Southern States and foreign
notes. List, 3c. stamp.—Charles Klander.
521 Elm St.. Cincinnati, Ohio. Je6004

COINS BRILLIANTINE PROCESSED!
Send any coin you want processed and
a dime, for sample of this art. Must
please 100% plus or dime refunded.—
Whatnot Shop, 210 Flatsbush Avenue.
Brooklyn, New York. _ mh6046

SEND STAMP for bargain list of U. S.

gold & silver coins.—N. Carter, Elkhorn,
Wisconsin, _ Ja6Q23

COMMEMORATIVE '/ 2 DOLLARS. All

dates and issues, in sets or single pieces.
Reasonable prices. Get my list.—W. E.
Surface, Blackstone Hotel, Long Beach,
Calif. _ Jel2048

DIME COLLECTORS—I have many

desirable duplicates — 1796-1916. List
dates wanted.—T. M. Reece, Boonville.
N. C. _ ap6063

WOW — Complete set Lincoln Cents,

V G. to Unc., $4.00. Price list and unc.
Br. Lincoln Cent for 5c and stamped
envelope.— Charles E. Herring, Toadlena,
New Mexico. _ my!2089

FOR PROTECTION, pleasure and con¬

venience, record *your collection com¬
pletely. 15 types of data, 1000 different
tvpe coins. 40 page (copyrighted) record¬
er. 50c.—The Coin Recorder Dept. CH,

LINCOLN CENTS—09S, 16c; 10S, 5c;
11S & D to 15S & D, 5c; 14D. 60c; 21S, Sc;
22D. 7c; 23S. 4c; 24S. 4c; 24D, 12c; 26S,
7c; 31, 82. si, 4c; 32D, 33D, 6c; 31S, 15c;
all others, 2c. Mercuiw Dimes—21 P&D, ea.
35c; 26S, 36c; 31P S D. ea. 35c; all others,
15c. Buffalo Nickels—1913T1 set 3. 90c;
1913T2 set 3, $2.36- 1914 set 3. $1.25: 16 to
37, 10c; 16S to 37S except. 20c; 16S, 21S.
24S, 26S, 35c; 15D to 26D, 30c. Most of
these coins are out of circulation. I know
whereof I speak as I have access to
thousands of dollars of coins. They re
not to be had. These prices will bC low
a year from now, remember the Indians.
Add 10c post, to all orders. Money back
guarantee. Coins good or better.
Stamps accepted. — F. N. Bebout, 1283
State St.. Santa Barbara, California.

myl255S4

RARE NICKELS: 1937-D 3 leg type,
fine, 40c each or 3 for $1.05 postpaid. —
Albert Deishl, Otis Orchards, Washing-
tom_ Ja-159

LINCOLN CENTS—Complete set good
to unc., $4.00 (mounted In folder, $4.60).
—Tester. Box 2035, Boise, Idaho. Jal68

FOR SALE TO HIGHEST BIDDER—

Bids close Jan. 15, 1942. Complete set
Indian pennies. 1857 to 1909S. Set has
19 uncirculated Brills. All others about
uncirculated or very fine. Guaranteed
as advertised. Fifty cents must accom¬
pany each bid. All bidders will be noti¬
fied of purchaser. Also—Complete set
Liberty nickels, 1883 to 1912S eight un¬
circulated, same as above. — Frank A.
Vancini, Plymouth, Mass. Jal513

CIRCULATED S mint pennies, nickels,
dimes, quarters; reasonably priced, good-
V. fine. Want list solicited. Stamp for
price list.—K. K. Lee, 622 W. 8th St..
Los Angeles, Calif. _ Ja6083

COMMEMORATIVE $'/ 2 s; small cents.

Reasonable prices. Lists free. Kindly
state wants. Other coins.—Bebee Stamp
& Coin Company, 1180 East 63rd Street,
Chicago, Illinois. __mh6084

LARGE, SMALL and HALF CENTS.

Also other U. S. Coins. All at reasonable
prices.—Wm. Youngman. 1313 W. Russell
St., Philadelphia, Pa. _ 8*2077

I SPECIALIZE in small United States

cents! Lists free!—Writesel, H-267 So.
Sandusky, Columbus, Ohio. Jal57

I SPECIALIZE in circulated and un¬
circulated halves, quarters, dimes, nick¬
els. cents, less than market price. Also
die breaks.—Henry A. Campbell, 343, 8.
San Pedro St.. Los Angeles. _my6025

PRICE LIST OF U. S. COINS, Bills

and Collectors’ Accessories, 10c. 75 Illus¬
trations. 3000 Quotations.—James Ran¬
dall, 341 South Dearborn, Chicago.

ap6024

ALL KINDS U. S. CENTS, large, cop-

per, nickel, eagles, Ind. head, Lincoln and
other U. S. coins. Your want lists so¬
licited. — Mancel Roy. 701 Marsh St.,
Muncie, Ind. Jal041

MEXICO. Seven different uncircu¬
lated coins, Including peso. 75c.—Quivera
Specialties. Winfield, Kansas. d!2024

FOR SALE—Bronze, ax-shaped pieces
with holes, used as money by the Incan
Indians, excavated from mounds at
Quenca. Ecuador. Guaranteed authentic,
$5 each.—O. C. Lightner, c-o Hobbies.

_Jap

FOR SALE—Half Cents, large cents.
Indian head cents. Many uncirculated.
State dates wanted. Large assortment
of U. S. and foreign coins.—W. O. White,
419 S. Franklin St.. Watkins Glen, N. Y.

_ ap6006

U. S. COINS. Priced right. 1880-S

dollars, unc., $1.55; 1932-S quarters, fine,
55c: 1914-D cents, good, 50c. Ask for list.
—Frank Florence, 232 Downey St., San
Francisco. Jal531

CHOICE MEDALS, books, curios.
Lists for stamp.—Valente. Bristol St.,
Mansfield, Mass._Jal06

I LOOK OVER thousands of dollars in
coins daily. Write me your needs, I’ll
quote vou my prices which are very
reasonable.—H. A. Barrill, 2709 Sacra¬
mento St., San Francisco. Calif. ANA
8523. my606«

My regular 56*page
retail Price List is
FREE for the ask¬
ing. Send for it now
and begin this most
fascinating hobby of
collecting coins.

O=3J0IB=O

Heie Are Scarce
Uncirculated U. S. Coins

Offered at Greatly Reduced Prices.

These coins are constantly advancing in value. Please
remember these coins are all brand neiv.

U. S. SMALL CENTS

1909 P. Indian head. (Regular price 35c.) Special .$0.25

1929 S Mint. (Regular price 25c.) Special .20

1929 D Mint. (Regular price 75c.) Special .50

1933 D Mint. (Regular price 25c.) Special .20

U. S. FIVE-CENT NICKELS

1883 Without CENTS. (Regular price 25c.) Special .$0.14

1913 D Mint. Type I. (Regular price $1.50.) Special . 1.10

1914 Phila. Mint. (Regular price $1.50.) Special . 1.10

1928 D Mint. (Regular price 50c.) Special .40

1929 S Mint. (Regular price 35c.) Special .25

1930 S Mint. (Regular price 50c.) Special .35

1936 S Mint. (Regular price 25c.) Special .15

UNITED STATES DIMES

1916 Phila. Mint. New type. (Regular price $1.50.) Special .$1.15

1934^ Phila. Mint. (Regular price 25c.) Special .20

1935 Phila. Mint. (Regular price 25c.) Special . 17

1936 Phila. Mint. (Regular price 25c.) Special . 20

1916 S Mint. New type. (Regular price 50c.) Special .35

1928 S Mint. (Regular price $1.00.) Special .70

1935 S Mint. (Regular price 35c.) Special .25

1934 D Mint. (Regular price 50c.) Special . 35

1935 D Mint. (Regular price 50c.) Special .30

U. S. QUARTER-DOLLARS

1930 Phila. Mint. (Regular price $2.00.) Special .$1.25

1932 Phila. Mint. (Regular price 75c.) Special .50

1934 Phila. Mint. (Regular price 75c.) Special .50

1935 Phila. Mint. (Regular price 75c.) Special .50

1928 S Mint. (Regular price $4.00.) Special . 2.25

1929 S Mint. (Regular price $2.00.) Special . 1.30

1935 S Mint. (Regular price $1.00.) Special .75

1926 Denver Mint. (Regular price $2.00.) Special . 1.25

1927 Denver Mint. (Regular price $3.50.) Special . 2.10

1934 Denver Mint. (Regular price $1.00.) Special .60

1936 Half-Dollar, Denver Mint. (Regular price
$1.50.) Special, only $1.10.

1934 Denver Mint, Dollar. (Regular price $2.00.)
Special, only $1.45.

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with the understanding that Satisfaction
is guaranteed or your money back.

B. MAX MEHL

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